Preliminary evaluation of the traditional management systems practiced in rearing west African Dwarf goats in Ayangba area of Benue State indicated high goat population and mortality rate but low productivity. Free range (scavanging) dominated the three identified systems. Comparative field study...
Goats are traditionally slaughtered to celebrate marriages and births, venerate ancestors, address personal problems, or perform a ritual during funerals. The objective of this study was to assess nonhuman animal welfare issues associated with the traditional slaughter of goats in and around Pret...
Qekwana, D.N.
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McCrindle, C.M.E.
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Oguttu, J.W.
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Grace, Delia
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Cenci-Goga, B.T.
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[Assessment of welfare issues during traditional slaughter of goats in Pretoria, South Africa]
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Assessment of welfare issues during traditional slaughter of goats in Pretoria, South Africa
Goat production in Ethiopia contributes significantly to national export earnings and the livelihoods of rural households. In the past, a number of research works were conducted to evaluate and improve the performance of indigenous goats. However, systematically compiled information is not availa...
Dereje, T.
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Mengistu, U.
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Getachew, A.
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Yoseph, M.
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[A review of productive and reproductive characteristics of indigenous goats in Ethiopia]
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A review of productive and reproductive characteristics of indigenous goats in Ethiopia
This paper presents the results of a cross-sectional study assessing the welfare of sheep and goats in a large abattoir in central Ethiopia, using qualitative and quantitative approaches. A total of 384 nonhuman animals (192 sheep and 192 goats) underwent clinical examination and behavioral obser...
Bekele, Tizeta
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Szonyi, Barbara
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Feleke, Aklilu
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Grace, Delia
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[Assessment of small ruminant welfare in Ethiopia–An abattoir-based study]
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Assessment of small ruminant welfare in Ethiopia–An abattoir-based study
Fifteen Red Sokoto goats (bucks) aged 2 to 2½ years with a mean body weight of 17.80±1.24 kg were used fer studying daily spermatozoa output, testicular and epididymal sperm reserves. Semen ejaculates were obtained from each buck and evaluated daily for six weeks. Semen characteristics were as fo...
Daudu, C.S.
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[Spermatozoa output, testicular sperm reserve and epididymal storage capacity of the Red Sokoto goats indigenous to northern Nigeria]
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Spermatozoa output, testicular sperm reserve and epididymal storage capacity of the Red Sokoto goats indigenous to northern Nigeria
Growth and digestibility studies were conducted with grazing indigenous Tanzanian goats on different levels of supplementation of Leucaena leucocephala. Four treatments were hay only (H), hay and 100 g leucaena (HL1), hay and 200 g leucaena (HL2) and hay plus leucaena ad libitum (HL3) in the grow...
Mtenga, L.A.
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Shoo, R.A.
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[Growth rate, feed intake and feed utilization of Small East African goats supplemented with Leucaena leucocephala]
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Growth rate, feed intake and feed utilization of Small East African goats supplemented with Leucaena leucocephala
Haemoglobin variants were studied in a population of 104 Red Sokoto goats of over 1 year of age and in 49 kids. Three haemoglobin variants and 5 phenotypes were detected. The observed proportions of haemoglobin phenotypes in animals over 1 year of age differed from the expected numbers calculated...
Buvanendran, V.
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Sooriyamoorthy, T
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Ogunsusi, R.A.
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Adu, I.F.
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[Haemoglobin polymorphism and resistance to helminths in Red Sokoto goats]
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Haemoglobin polymorphism and resistance to helminths in Red Sokoto goats
Data were collected from a total of 268 (137 Borno white and 131 Red Sokoto) goats slaughtered in the Maiduguri abbatoir from December 1981 to May 1982 to investigate the actual body and carcass weight losses of the two breeds during the study period. Mean ± S.E. for both body and hot carcass wei...
Alaku, O.
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Moruppa, S.M.
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[Body and carcass weight losses in goats during the advanced periods of the West African Sahelian dry seasons]
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Body and carcass weight losses in goats during the advanced periods of the West African Sahelian dry seasons
The present study was conducted with the objective to characterize the husbandry practices and phenotypic characteristics of mature Bati, Borana and Short-eared Somali goats kept under traditional management systems so that the information generated can be used in designing breeding programs. The...
Gatew, H.
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Hassen, H.
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Kebede, K.
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Haile, Aynalem
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Lobo, R.N.B.
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Yetayew, A.
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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[Husbandry practices and phenotypic characteristics of indigenous goat populations in Ethiopia]
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Husbandry practices and phenotypic characteristics of indigenous goat populations in Ethiopia
To investigate the relationships of slaughter and carcass data with carcass composition, forty-eight (4-6 months old) entire male Sudan desert goats were purchased and moved to Kuku livestock fattening center. The animals were rested, ear-tagged, dewormed, supplemented with cotton seed cake and w...
Ibrahim, A.
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Gaili, E.S.E.
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[Relationships of slaughter and carcass data to carcass composition of Sudan Desert goats]
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Relationships of slaughter and carcass data to carcass composition of Sudan Desert goats